[wiggins]

hi guys and girls,
i'm a huge hip fan from calgary and i'm hoping someone can post a link to a hip concert that's in mp3 with rar/zip file format(sorry i know it might be a pain)i will be forever in debt.happy new year thanx so much.brent

[chris]

A few shows have been posted in MP3 to the Bit Torrent tracker: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://tracker.hipfans.com">http://tracker.hipfans.com</a><!-- m -->

As well, there are a bunch of shows in MP3 available for free download through <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.thehundredthmeridian.com's">www.thehundredthmeridian.com's</a><!-- w --> FTP site.

[Ballgame]

Chris can you tell me more about bit torrents? You have to load the software right? I use a laptop from work to do posting on the boards which I shouldnt be doing. So Im a little nervous to load software that I dont know what it is. But of course would love to get shows so could you tell me if its a good idea or not? thanks

[chris]

Check this out: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5229">http://hipbase.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5229</a><!-- m -->

And then: btfaq.com

And then... my preference for software is: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://azureus.sourceforge.net">http://azureus.sourceforge.net</a><!-- m -->

Bit Torrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing system, but unlike Napster/Kazaa/etc you share files with multiple users at once. And your download is proportional to your upload. This isn't a take, take, take system. The server tracks what you are doing, and admins (like me) can block you from the site if you don't play fair and share.

[VioletlightHeron]

Chris, how large are the audio bootlegs and DVD's in terms of file size? I've got a download/upload limit of 10 GB's with my DSL provider and I'm curious how many shows I can download/share without going over that limit since my provider charges a premimum for going over it. Thanks!

[chris]

DVDs are generally 4Gb, but you'll transfer 8Gb to maintain your ratio.

Audio shows are about 700Mb, but you'll transfer about 1.4Gb to maintain your ratio.

That seems like a rather measly limit, even with out torrents I'd be over that!